elevation noun (OF A PLACE). âº [C or U] formal the âheight of a âplace above the âlevel of the âsea: Atmospheric âpressure âvaries with elevation and âtemperature. The âcrop is not âgrown at high elevations/above an elevation of 1,000 âmetres.
Disseminate means to spread information, knowledge, opinions widely. Semin- derives from the Latin word for seed; the idea with disseminate is that information travels like seeds sown by a farmer. Think about a teacher distributing a hand out at the beginning of a class. The dis-of disseminate and distribute come from the same Latin prefix which means apart, in a different direction. But unlike papers distributed in class, information, once spread around in all directions, cannot be pulled back in. Think about false rumors or political smear campaigns and you'll understand that dissemination is usually a one-way process.
Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Dissemination(noun) the act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. Origin: [L. disseminatio: cf.